Programmers have the first version of an open-source search engine released. YaCy is a fully decentralized by means of peer-to-peer, so there is no privacy sensitive information on completed. a place is stored.
The YaCy-makers to say that the privacy of the users is paramount. The engine is not running on a central server, but makes use of different peers. Search terms are encrypted and not saved on a server and analyzed. Instead, it generates its own index and its own ranking. “A lot of the things that we do on the web relate to search. That is a vital link between us and the information we’re looking for. We can’t rely on a few large companies,” says project leader Michael Christen.
The open-source search engine has been running with over a hundred peers. Several web sites, including the Free Software Foundation, are already working with YaCy. The developers also have a working copy online. YaCy can be downloaded for free for different platforms. The software can be run both offline and online are used.
The intention is that the search engine thanks to the new peers are going to expand. It is, however, whether that will happen. Wikia, the social open-source search engine from Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, was after more than a year after, because he does not have the attention of the general public. The people behind YaCy hope, however, that the search engine eventually, an alternative is for Google and Bing.